(suicide)
"i heard garlic helps."
she was the weirdo. the freak. the outcast.
her boyfriend asked "how are you?"
she said "i'm fine."
he believed her
she raised the razor to her wrist
a butterfly was to die
she wore long sleeves the next day
her artwork was hidden beneath her clothes
the red strokes staining her porcelain skin
her lips were dry
her face was bruised
her body was broken
there she lay
hoping death would take her
and he came
placing a kiss upon her cold lips
the life drained out of her
as she let him devour her soul
his needs satisfied
her dreams becoming reality
she smiled
"take that." she whispered
a reminder of all the pain they had caused
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